WATCH: Gardai provide update on Christmas crackdown [Video]

A Garda Chief Superintendent has provided an update on the Garda Christmas DUI (driving under the influence) Campaign.

109 people were arrested last weekend with 1 person being 11 times over the limit the next morning. A stat clearly some people aren’t heeding.

Alcohol is a factor in 2 in 5 fatal crashes in the lead up to Christmas. There has been a 12% increase in DUI arrests up to October 2017.

Another analysis of preliminary Garda data from 2008-2016 reveals that a total of 292 road users were killed in the months of November and December. The average number of fatalities each month for this nine-year period was 16 in November and 16 in December. The new RSA analysis also shows that:• Dublin, Cork and Galway had the highest number of RTC fatalities in November and December and accounted for almost a third (32%) of the total number of …